During a close flyby, NASA’s spacecraft discovered a small moon around the asteroid

During a close flyby, NASA's spacecraft discovered a small moon around the asteroid

This article has been reviewed according to Science X’s editorial policies and procedures. The editors, while ensuring the validity of the content, have highlighted the following features: fact checked Reliable news agency correction Good! This image provided by NASA shows a photo taken by the Lucy spacecraft on Wednesday, November 1, 2023, of the asteroid … Read more

How NASA is testing a ‘Dragonfly’ mission to a toxic moon

How NASA is testing a 'Dragonfly' mission to a toxic moon

A car-sized rotorcraft is preparing to fly through the thick atmosphere of Saturn’s largest moon. Before Dragonfly was prepared to explore the habitability of the strange methane-drenched world, it was tested here on Earth, flying through extreme wind tunnels that simulate alien conditions on Titan. Teen Titan’s Go! Warner Bros. Animation crossover for WB100 NASA … Read more

A piece of the moon appears to be orbiting near Earth, a new study suggests

An artist impression of Earth quasi-satellite Kamo`oalewa near the Earth-Moon system.

Astronomers have found more evidence of the proximity of the Earth Asteroid A piece thrown from the moon. Asteroid Kamo’oalewa — the Hawaiian name means “swinging piece” — is a pinwheel-sized chunk of rock that orbits 9 million miles (14.4 million kilometers) from Earth every April. Since the discovery of the object in 2016, scientists … Read more

NASA Tests New Type of Artemis Moon Rocket Engine in Dramatic ‘Hot Fire’ Test (VIDEO)

An industrial construct stands amidst a green forest with smoke billowing out into a plumeA full duration test of the RS-25 certification engine was conducted at NASA

NASA began the final certification series of its Artemis lunar rocket engines with a “hot fire” demonstration test this week. NASA Using RS-25 will initiate the given change space shuttle Engines for astronauts to fly Month with that Artemis program. Then the new hotfire series, starting Wednesday (Oct. 17), will continue to validate the line … Read more

NASA’s Juno shows the hellscape of Jupiter’s moon in its latest flyby

NASA's Juno shows the hellscape of Jupiter's moon in its latest flyby

After years of capturing the massive world of Jupiter, the Juno spacecraft has recently turned its attention to the Jovian moons. During a close flyby of Jupiter’s scariest moon, Juno captured the charred surface of a volcanic world caught in a terrifying gravitational tug. Are fans tired of Marvel and DC? Superhero fatigue at NYCC … Read more

Discovery of a huge heat-emitting mass buried under the surface of the moon

Discovery of a huge heat-emitting mass buried under the surface of the moon

A large mass of granite that slowly releases heat has been discovered beneath a crater on the moon. This isn’t science fiction, it’s an ancient volcano. The moon already has lava fields and eruptions, but astronomers had never found a more traditional Earth-like volcano until they looked at what lay beneath Compton and Belkovich craters … Read more

NASA astronaut walks on the moon to prepare for Artemis landing (photo)

two people stand on a gravel landscape wearing spacesuits.

Spooky new images show astronauts have already returned to the moon. NASA Astronaut Jessica Meyer shared photos of herself and another person in spacesuit training The film published in X (formerly known as Twitter). The landscape around them looks like MonthBut it’s actually a rock yard at NASA Johnson Space Center (JSC) in Houston with … Read more